I think increasing knowledge

• I  believe  that ,  as  in  any  other  brain-related areas ,   Nutrition  too  has  an  essential  role  to  play  !      With  a  good  supply  from  foods  like  walnuts , berries and  coconut  oil -  to  name  only  few -  the  results  can not  be  but  positive  !   

Harshvardhan Singh: Thank you very much for sharing the information. 

Focus on breathing and extend the time period of the following cycle i.e. inhale-stop-exhale-stop and so on. 

Developing students' critical thinking skills can help to deepen their knowledge and analytical skills, thus contributing to their intellect. The attached is an example of using the online debate to develop critical thinking.

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Debra

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Hello Muhammad Shafiq

apart from above please check the resources

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/best-practices-planning-interventions-students-reading-problems

http://phys.org/news/2014-05-iq-students-1st-grade-persistent-intensive.html

https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/Teaching-Students-Who-Are-Low-Functioning-Who-Are-They-and-What-Should-We-Teach

Good references up there! I think there are many tests around. You may like to see IQ tests rendered by armed forces for selection of potential cadets. There is a lot of material available about IQ but the main issue is to utilize IQ to the maximum. I think grey matter quantity (cerebrum) is nearly the same in all the human beings but those involved in exercise of brain, show more IQ value. I hope it helps! 

Thank you Mr. Bernard.

Dear Muhammad,

Your intelligence is not set in genetic stone. You can increase it. And as you do, all the other things you’re trying to succeed at will become amazingly easier. Five smart ways to increase you IQ are

(1) Become a renaissance man or woman

(2) Play the Brain Game

(3) Do regular high cardio exercise

(4) Learn an instrument

(5) Read some books like ‘Boost Your IQ’ by Carolyn Skitt

You may go through the following link for further details:

www.success.com/.../5-smart-ways-to-increase-your-iq-because-its-not-set-in-genetic-sto...

Thank you Mr. Dilip Kumar.

Hello Muhammad Shafiq

Intelligence is usually said to involve mental capabilities such as the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn.

Definitions of intelligence

At least two major "consensus" definitions of intelligence have been proposed. First, from "Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns" a report of a task force convened by the American Psychological Association:

Individuals differ from one another in their ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by taking thought. Although these individual differences can be substantial, they are never entirely consistent: a given person’s intellectual performance will vary on different occasions, in different domains, as judged by different criteria. Concepts of "intelligence" are attempts to clarify and organize this complex set of phenomena. 

A second definition of intelligence comes from "Mainstream Science on Intelligence", which was signed by 52 intelligence researchers in 1994:

a very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill, or test-taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings—"catching on", "making sense" of things, or "figuring out" what to do.

Individual intelligence experts have offered a number of similar definitions.

David Wechsler: "... the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment."

Cyril Burt: "...innate general cognitive ability."

Howard Gardner: "To my mind, a human intellectual competence must entail a set of skills of problem solving—enabling the individual to resolve genuine problems or difficulties that he or she encounters and, when appropriate, to crate an effective product—and must also entail the potential for finding or creating problems—and thereby laying the groundwork for the acquisition of new knowledge."

Herrnstein and Murray: "...cognitive ability."

Sternberg and Salter: "...goal-directed adaptive behaviour."

An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation "IQ" was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenz quotient, his term for a scoring method for intelligence tests he advocated in a 1912 book.

Historically, IQ is a score obtained by dividing a person’s mental age score, obtained by administering an intelligence test, by the person’s chronological age, both expressed in terms of years and months. The resulting fraction is multiplied by 100 to obtain the IQ score. [2] When current IQ tests were developed, the median raw score of the norming sample is defined as IQ 100 and scores each standard deviation (SD) up or down are defined as 15 IQ points greater or less,[3] although this was not always so historically. By this definition, approximately two-thirds of the population scores between IQ 85 and IQ 115. About 5 percent of the population scores above 125, and 5 percent below 75

Hello Muhammad Shafiq 

please check the attachment

Hello Muhammad,

I am now following this question because although many of the questions you ask are discussed in literature (popular & academic), there is one which I feel is very much overlooked:

Can a low IQ person be a good professional medical doctor, engineer, teacher etc?

There is an on-going stereo-typical assumption that all 'professionals' are smart.  You only have had to have gone to school or  university to have learned that there are some faculty who are immensely intelligent, probably have (or had) high IQs, but are useless teachers. If you go to your GP, he may have all sorts of diplomas on the wall (& performed well enough to get into medical school), but will he cure you or point you quickly in the right direction - or will he put up with you for 10 minutes until his next appointment?

Being 'bright' is not a guarantee of success or happiness. If you want a poignant look at how very bright people can end up, watch the (free) linked video by the BBC: 'I won University Challenge'. I still can't watch it through, without becoming very emotional.

I hope we have some good replies from people about their encounters with 'bright' people, what it means to be 'intelligent', and how intelligence is often linked to social standing and profession. 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1a37eu_i-won-university-challenge_people

Hello  everyone !

You  might  like  some  other  very  interesting  solutions  to  the  problem .  Here's  some   ways - tested  and  proved !                                                                                   Kindly  have  a  look  on  the  following  links : 

http://www.naturalnews.com/047209_brain_health_IQ_cognitive_function.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/039811_coconut_Alzheimers_dementia.html

http://www.organiclifestylemagazine.com/increase-your-iq-with-the-right-foods-herbs-vitamins-and-exercises-for-your-brain

http://operationmeditation.com/discover/15-secrets-and-10-foods-to-boost-your-i-q-in-less-than-30-days/

http://naturalsociety.com/rosemary-lavender-essential-oils-proven-boost-mood-aid-cognition/

Hello Muhammad,

To a general view, I would recommend this lecture, specially the chapters regarding the story of how the "problem" (the IQ) was constructed as an issue, a problem, an particulary a somehow fixed quality, mostly inherent to the student:

Gould, S. J. (1996). The mismeasure of man. WW Norton & Company.

The question about what can be measured is the question about who, what and why somebody or a group of people believe something can and needs to be measured (that if you want to deal with the complexity of your field and question, and not just a supperficial approach).

The question regarding how well somebody "with" low IQ (an inherent and universalist approach) in a profession, I'd start by reflecting on what you consider as inteligence, 'cause if it involves adaptative behaviour, "regular" doctors do work in special or protected work conditions, similar to special work conditions suposely needed by young adults and adults "with" disabilities (I'm an Occupational Therapy, I'm talking from my experiencia working in special educational needs institutions).

Hope it helps, kind regards!

The highest correlations to general and verbal intelligence is 1. Vocabulary and 2.  Information.  Speed and accuracy is involved in responding with answers.  Of the many types of intelligence, vocabulary is probably the first place to begin training. Nouns, verbs and phrases, including word roots and different meanings.  Vocabulary goes on to include relationships such as opposites, root words and history/changes in meaning.  Analogies are commonly tested for graduate education but can be taught as early as primary school.  Morphographic knowledge is helpful in English spelling in middle school since it deals with root words, prefixes and suffixes.  Vocabulary study can be included in any lesson and any subject.  Many insights come from knowing the philology and entymology of words.

hello Muhammad:

Please read Mindset by PhD Carol Dweck and define the importance of IQ. My question for you is: What does attitud have to do with learning?  Remember Psycholinguistics: "the teacher can do anything to teach that the student will learn only what he wants". This is all related with intelligence. You will notice that their is no relation between IQ and intelligence.

Studies have shown that equipping students with learning skills. that equipping them with skills to learn how to learn, e.g .metacognitive skills and knowledge it.e declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge and conditional knowledge improves achievement

The traditional definition was intelligence was measured by three components:  (1) general knowledge, (2) how fast a person works, and (3) emotional maturity.  For most, the third component has been the weakest score.  The three scores were pooled for a composite IQ score.  And yes, IQ does seem to "change" with age and maturity since the composite scores do increase. The many extensions of the historical definition of IQ, improved understanding of intelligence, and much better psychometric measures like Rasch are reflected by the various theorists and assessments listed in the comments already noted.

Please consult PhD Carol Dweck and her book MINDSET. It will give you an insight to IQ and Growth Mindset.

Fourteen Ways to Improve IQ are listed below (Ref: Marelisa Fabrega):

1. Walk Around the Block, 2. Take Deep Breaths, 3. Keep a Journal, 4. Explore New Things, 5. Take Frequent Short Break, 6. Improve Your Memory, 7. Eat Breakfast, 8. Use Your Body to Help You Learn, 9. Meditate, 10. Stay Away from Sugar, 11. Cultivate Your Emotional Intelligence, 12. Use Downtime, 13. Engage All of Your Senses, and 14. Load Up on Antioxidants.

Please have a look at this useful link also.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_intelligence_be_raised_by_education_and_how

IQ (Intelligence Quotient) is a measure developed from a series of standardized test to measure and compare intelligence among humans. There are scores of ways to improve one's IQ..as follows one by one here onward..

Exercise

People who exercise tend to have higher IQ scores than those who don’t. On average, individuals that take care of their bodies tend to be more intelligent than the chronic couch potatoes. Exercise is known to stimulate brain cell growth through a process called neurogenesis and flood the brain with pleasurable neurotransmitters like dopamine.

Stimulants and Nootropics (Smart Drugs)

Taking smart drugs like Adderall and NuVigil may help boost your IQ score. The abuse of these psychostimulants and cognitive enhancers is becoming more common these days to help people dominate the competition. They help people get into universities and graduate with good grades. These drugs will help you learn quicker and retain more information. There are many other enhancers like Ritalin on the market which stimulate the brain and boost brain power.

Supplements

There are a variety of supplements that you can take to help boost your IQ. Will taking all of these supplements help you increase your IQ? Really the only way to find out is to experiment for yourself and see what happens. One of the most common ways to get a quick IQ boost is to drink some caffeine because it helps stimulate brain activity.

Meditation

It is known that meditation can help decrease stress, improve mood, and light up brain activity. Additionally, it can increase performance on intelligence-related measures and increase IQ scores over time. There are many different types of meditation that can be practiced, but one that has been proven effective is Transcendental Meditation. Nearly all types of meditation will improve general brain functioning and cognition, so if you are already practicing your IQ and cognition should continue to improve.

Healthy Diet + Vegetarian

Researchers have found that diet does play a role in IQ and brain development throughout childhood. The degree to which IQ is affected later in life by food choices isn’t as well documented. However, if you want to boost your intelligence, it is best to avoid eating processed foods. Individuals who eat a lot of processed foods tend to have lower intelligence scores than people who eat healthier non-processed items. The researchers found that diet influenced IQ regardless of other factors.

Neurofeedback

Although there aren’t many studies linking neurofeedback with improvements in IQ scores, there is evidence that it can help increase intelligence among individuals with ADD and ADHD. People with ADD and ADHD tend to have slower brain wave activity in certain brain regions compared to normal individuals. Training their brains to speed up production of brain waves in specific regions can help them perform better and improve their intelligence scores.

Brainwave Entrainment

In most therapies involving brain waves, the purpose is to help people who struggle with ADD and ADHD. People that don’t have any major problems with focus or concentration likely don’t need brain wave stimulation to help them improve their intelligence. Despite the fact that brainwave entrainment has only been studied in people with ADD and ADHD to determine whether it would boost IQ, it was effective and increasing the GPAs of college students.

Brain Games, Brain Training, Puzzles

Many people swear by doing crossword puzzles and sudokus to keep their brain as sharp as possible. Companies that sell brain related puzzles and games tend to market the fact that they will help you boost your IQ and become smarter. What these games have potential to do is give your brain some exercise. They make you think and put forth some mental effort which is a good thing.

Enriched Environment

Some agree that one of the most important things for developing a higher IQ is to grow up in an enriched environment. Many believe that individuals who grow up in an enriched environment tend to be smarter and have a higher socioeconomic status than those who do not. Although I think genetics plays a big role in determining intelligence, I think growing up in an enriched environment during pivotal developmental years can play a role too.

Intermittent Fasting (BDNF)

It has been proven that the act of Intermittent Fasting helps improve cognitive functioning in both mice and humans.  It works by increasing the amount of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF).  If you properly learn how to intermittently fast, you will be increasing your BDNF – which has been linked to improvements in both learning and memorization.  It is obvious that if you are able to improve your ability to learn as well as your memory, you should experience an overall boost in intelligence.  Ironically, the process of intermittent-fasting is also linked growing new brain cells.

Reading

Reading is especially important if you want to boost the IQ of your children. Some non-scientific studies have shown that reading can increase a child’s IQ by up to 6 points. Generally I would take these studies with a grain of salt since they are not published in any major journals. However, the fact is that reading will stimulate thought, learning new vocabulary, and helps people make connections between certain events should be good for the brain.

Check here too..

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/healthy/brain-training/seven-ways-to-improve-your-iq

I believe  , the  right  kind  of  nutrition  has  as well  a  very  important  role  in  the  process !  

(  Avoiding  sugar ,  and a  daily  supply  for  example  of : coconut  oil ,  blueberries , walnuts , green leafy  vegetables ,  Ginseng ,  Gingko  -  are  really  working  miracles   )  

1. Can a low IQ person be a good professional medical doctor, engineer, teacher etc? 

2. What are the best teaching methods available for low IQ students? 

Many good ideas up there. I will just respond to the above two questions. First thing, please use any other nomenclature for 'low IQ students". They have IQ conditions because they did not get good caretakers, learning environment, parents and mentors. I think, everybody has the same amount of IQ (cerebrum), it is utility and exploitation, that they could not get. It may seem insulting for these labeled students. Now, they can become professionals by all means, it is basically interest of a student in a specific field.

Some of the best approaches for IQ development are:

Plan-do-review sequence (Hohmann & Weikart, 1995) for preschoolers,

PDCA  (plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust)(Deming)for business,

PDSA plan-do-study-act (Shewhart cycle) for business and

Jawaid’s (1998, 2000, 2014, 2015) flexible elaborated cyclic model is:

Plan, manage, focus on students, use a variety of resources, assess learning and evaluate.

An other important aspect is that the above benchmarks contain all the low order thinking to higher order thinking action words of Bloom's Taxonomy. 

I hope this helps! 

Good question

The traditional definition of IQ was:

general knowledge, how fast one worked,

and emotional maturity. Most score lowest

on the emotional maturity component. All

the answers above are excellent; however,

this answer approaches the problem from the

traditional definition itself.